Sunday, June 26, 2011

inflamed taste bud

Janet, you're right, they're about ready. They did fly around occasionally, sometimes grabbing the food out of the mouth of a parent in midair. Couldn't catch that on "film" unfortunately. :)

Picture taken with my 300/2.8, only mildly cropped, I was standing less than 5 meters away. EXIF: ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/1250s. As they were quite strongly backlit I used fill flash from 550EX + Better Beamer (first time I tried it), at -1 or possibly -2 (can't remember which)

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RNGC

07-12 01:08 PM

Most people think law suit is a bad thing, but that is not right. In a democratic country law suit is the right way to deal with things. We are legal immigrants, we have all the rights to file a law suit, but with full support of IV.

People have already filed a law suit on the same day the President signed the bill! (yesterday, the wire tapping bill...)

By filing a law suit, all we are trying to do is to fix the laws which are not working. Basically, we are doing the right thing. Not only us, but future Legal immigrants will be benefitted, they don't have to go thru what we had to...

Here are the things that needs to be fixed...

1. Country quota 2. Recapturing visas. 3. 3 year EAD/AP 4. End the endless wait ( Proposing a new law ) 5. Remove the same/similar confusion in AC21

What is "End the endless wait" ?

EAD is a very good example, If 90 days have passed after filing EAD, you have the option to go to a local USCIS office and get a temp one. We should have a similar option for all the peper work. For example, each and every stage in green card process should have a a day count for processing. Like name check should be completed in 180 days.

Basically, when we receive any receipt notice, it should have a statement which reads "We have received your application and we will take action within 180 days. If we fail to act by MM-DD-YYYY, Please go to the nearest USCIS for approval.."

Sounds little ambitious ?? well, we are not asking for too much, just a day count. Lets say if the whole Green card process takes 3 years or 10 years based on the day count for each stage, people can decide whether they want to immigrate to USA with a clear idea that it will take x days to become a permanent resident ( like how it works in all other countries except USA)

Even a person jailed gets to know how long he is going to spend his time behind bars, but we do not know when we will be free from this immigration mess!

"Where have you worked (or, if you were a student, what schools did you attend) during the last five years? Include military service.Begin with your current or latest employer and then list every place you have worked or studied for the last five years. If you need more space, use a separate sheet of paper."

what if a person changes his job immidiately after 485 approval and does not apply for citizenship until 6 years?

WASHINGTON -- Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin today continued their quest to ensure that American workers are protected, and that companies who bring in foreign workers are complying with the law.

The Senators today sent a letter to Emilio Gonzalez, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, asking more questions about how the agency is addressing fraud and abuse in the H-1B visa program.

Earlier this month, the Senators sent letters to the top 9 foreign-owned companies to determine the companies' usage of H-1B visas. Today's letter comes on the heels of responses received from several of the foreign companies.

"From the responses we've received thus far, it�s evident that American workers are in the minority at these companies. I expect Citizenship and Immigration Services to take a hard look at their recruiting methods to make sure they are complying with the law," Grassley said. "We cannot just increase the annual allocation of visas without understanding how companies are using them."

"We've begun to question how many companies are complying with H-1B visa requirements," Durbin said. "I look forward to hearing back from Director Gonzalez on what the government is doing to enforce the law."

At this time, Grassley and Durbin will not be releasing the information received from the companies.

Here is a copy of the letter to Gonzalez.

June 13, 2007

The Honorable Emilio T. Gonzalez

Director

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20529

Dear Director Gonzalez:

Recently, we asked the foreign-based companies who obtain the most H-1B visas to answer questions regarding their workforce, wages, recruitment efforts, and usage of H-1B visas in the United States. Our letters were intended to learn more about how some companies are using the H-1B visa program. We remain concerned that the H-1B and L visa programs are facilitating the displacement of Americans by cheaper foreign workers. We continue our effort to understand how the H-1B and L visa programs are being used by U.S. and foreign-based companies, and therefore request that you provide details related to these programs.

Under current law, H-1B-dependent employers are required to attest that they have not displaced comparable workers in the United States before hiring a foreign worker. They must also make a good faith effort to recruit Americans first.

The responses to our letters to foreign-based H-1B users have led us to question how many companies are currently defined as H-1B-dependent, and if these employers who depend on H-1B visa holders are being adequately monitored for compliance with H-1B program requirements. While we understand that the Department of Labor has primary jurisdiction over H-1B dependent employers, we would like to understand your agency�s role in ensuring compliance with laws regarding displacement and recruitment.

We have also become concerned about the use of L visas by companies who also use large numbers of H-1B visas. Many companies are allowed to bring in L visa workers through a Ablanket petition,@ which is approved by USCIS. While the blanket petition is meant to simplify the process, we fear that some foreign workers may be approved for visas by the Department of State without proper oversight by USCIS, which has primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with L visa program requirements.

In order to better understand the nature of the L visa program, we need to have access to better statistics. We would like to know how many L visas are approved each year, and what companies use the program. We would also like to know more about the use of the blanket petition for L visa holders, and USCIS=s ability to monitor individual visa holders who are allowed entry into the United States on a blanket petition.

Finally, we are concerned about the level of fraud monitoring of the H-1B and L visa programs. While we understand that the Fraud Detection and National Security unit is analyzing and writing an assessment of the H-1B program, we are concerned that abuse of both programs is not being addressed adequately. Given that the immigration bill before the Senate includes a provision to allow USCIS to divert special funds to other operations, we would like to know how many dollars have been used specifically for H-1B and L fraud efforts. We also seek more details about how these investigations are being handled within the Department.

Given these concerns, we respectfully ask that the following answers be provided to us by Wednesday, June 20, 2007.

$ How many companies are defined by USCIS to be AH-1B dependent@ employers?

$ How are these H-1B dependent employers being monitored, if at all, by USCIS?

Blanket L Visa Petitions

$ How many L visas have been approved each year since 2000?

$ Please provide lists of companies that have used the L visa program for each of the two most recently available years, and how many visas each company has obtained in each year.

$ Since USCIS has primary jurisdiction over blanket petitions and visa policies, what role has been delegated to the Department of State and how is your agency ensuring that aliens under the blanket petition are being properly screened before entering the U.S.?

$ What role, if any, does USCIS play in monitoring the approval of L visas covered by blanket petitions?

$ Please provide an explanation of USCIS=s ability to track individual L visa holders who are allowed entry into the United States on visas covered by a blanket petition.

Investigations of Fraud and Abuse

$ Annually, what has been the total amount of funds deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account under INA Section 286(v) since it was established? Of this amount, what amount has been provided to the Department of Homeland Security under 286(v)(2)(B)?

$ How have the funds provided pursuant to 286(v)(2)(B) been used in FY2005, FY2006, and thus far in FY2007? How many funds have not been expended in a given year?

$ How does USCIS plan to spend the remaining funds left in FY2007?

$ How many total fraud and abuse referrals have been sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the last two years? How many of these referrals, to your knowledge, have been pursued? How many referrals, to your knowledge, are pending? Please provide any further details about specific cases or referrals to ICE that may be helpful to understanding the process within the Department.

$ Please provide examples of recent investigative referrals to ICE dealing with H-1B or L visas. Please explain any referrals in the last two years that have not been pursued or that have been closed, and provide information on how many are currently pending.

While we anticipate your concerns about providing such information to us by Wednesday, June 20th, we must stress the fact that the U.S. Senate is considering comprehensive legislation that would change immigration policies for years to come. The H-1B and L visa programs must be better understood before further action is taken on this bill. We appreciate your cooperation in providing us with input in the next week.

Please contact XXXXXXXX if you have any questions regarding this matter. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Grassley Richard J. Durbin

United States Senator United States Senator

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anandrajesh

09-21 04:52 PM

Point 2 in ur post is in the agenda. Ability to File 140/485 even if the dates are not current. Looks like this will be the least controversial of all things we can ask for, but will solve majority of our issues. This one thing doesnt ask for any EB numbers increase, doesnt look for H1 B increase and doesnt ask for anything that will have our opposition groups jumping up and down

There are so many posts already in the forums about these issues. I think you will get all your answers there. Please do not open a new one

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priderock

06-16 01:59 PM

Once you file for 485/AP/EAD, I guess the rule is that you cannot switch jobs for 6 months.....

1. can we choose the start date of our EAD or does USCIS decide that date?

2. can you have separate start dates for you and your wife's EAD?

3. does the new job have to be exactly the same title or can it be a new title? e.g. if your current role is a software engineer, can the new one be a Project manager?

thanks

1) You can stay in your H1 status (assuming you are currently on H1) even after applying and getting your EAD. You can decide when to use your EAD.

2) Your wife can start using EAD even though you are still on H1.

3) You can use AC21 provision and change to a different company provided:

a) Your I140 is approved b) Your I485 is pending for at least 180 days and c) The new job is significantly similar to the existing job. Must be doing at least about 60% same tasks. (Ex : Developer to a Tech Lead or an architect). Developer to Project Manager , I doubt.

Congrats and welcome to IV, hope you become an active member and contribute your efforts to IV.

Sure...Just contributed $100, will do more in coming months.

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cagedcactus

10-23 05:31 PM

we probably should look for the best fit option... If the website offers flexibility with availability, thats the way we should go. You are doing a great job, WD. Once we have the structure set, and people engaging in several crucial areas, we will have a better idea about what fits better...

Dems getting the house and improve our situation? Doubt it. Does anyone remember what Ted Kennedy said about us legal migrants? He said we don't have the same issues with the illegals regarding coming into this country. And what about Diane Feinstein? She's pro-agriculture and anti-IT.

Remember: Republicans are a party with bad ideas, Dems are a party with no ideas. Reps: "We got a really bad idea!" Dems: "We can make it sh*ttier!"

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GC9180

10-14 05:08 PM

another suggestion ..check with doctors which visitor's insurance they take

Even though your wife is not taking salary, if she is owner of the business, she is considered "paid". In the worse case scenario, your wife will have to stop working till you get EAD or you can use protection 245(k) i.e. illegal employment for less than 180 days.

If it is VERY critical, I suggest consulting a lawyer as most of what we post on this forums is personal knowledge and may not be the actual law! :)

Cheers

ArkBird

Hi all, We applied for my wife's and mine EAD on April 27th (paper based) I got the receipt notice on 05/08/2010 and checks were cashed on 05/08/2010

I am okay, because I am on H1B, my wife has a business and employs 2 people full time. She doesn't draw any salary from the business, except she has business on her name and the accounts on her name as well.

Additionally , she has a valid H4 as well. I know its too early to panic, but if I didnt get her EAd card by July 31st, are we in trouble

Good job! However, like I and some other people on this forum have mentioned before, there is the need to de-emphasize our course as an Indian course. We know the majority of people in the GC process are of Indian or Chinese origin but we should recognize we need an all-inclusive approach to this struggle.

I clicked on the link and the headline read "Indian immigrants in US raise voices" While I understand that this might have come from the reporters who put togther the news, it is important that the members of IV at the forefront of this campaign and indeed all members on this forum, portray our course as as a high-skilled immigrant course and NOT an Indian or Chinese course.

Just something to think about!

Alabaman,

We have repeatedly stressed the fact that our members are from all over the place. That we represent not only our members but the over 500,000 EB applicants from all over the world who are stuck in the process. On the other hand we cannot always control the spin that individual news organizations choose -- this CNN-IBN covers Indian issues and chose to characterize us that way.

There were Chinese members who attended our DC event, but this reporter didn't film them! Sucks.

See what I said earlier many times, including here: http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showpost.php?p=9897&postcount=55

Franklin,

We have members from all over the world. And as far as EB-3 is concerned the entire category retrogressed -- all countries. We feel that this is a problem that affects all highly skilled workers.

One thing to remember is that reporters take snippets from hours of interviews, and then their editors edit the article down further.

best, Berkeleybee

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flresident

04-08 01:55 PM

Question regarding Current Immigration Status field on EAD renewal form:

I am applying for EAD renewal for my spouse. Currently she is on H-4 but I am soon planning to use EAD to start another job. I guess my spouse's status will also change from H-4 to AOS (I guess) at the same time. What should be current immigration status for my spouse when I have already started working on another job using EAD.

BTW, I used paper filing for both of us.

Thanks for your input.

pandu_hawaldar

10-17 02:44 PM

First you should fill up all the forms. (156/157) for you and your spouse, then it will let you go ahead and ask to select a date and then it will ask you to put some email address, where a link will be sent to download forms and sign them. You can click on back button and fill in more than one email id to make sure that you receive the link in one of 'em. 157 is required for certain age upto 55 years.

posmd

03-28 08:24 PM

posmd,

If we're able to make every category current, then this amendment for filing I-485 will be moot. But then again our goals will have to tempered with ground reality. While we're fighting very hard against the hard country limit, there is no guarantee that it will be revoked. In the house-senate conference again, we cannot be sure that all of the exemptions like the ones for Dependents, STEM will not be stripped. So there is a very high chance that priority dates are not going to become current. So with that in mind, we need to make sure that atleast our life during the time that we're waiting for GC is much easier.

I agree with you on the above. I already stated if we get that and nothing else it should still be considered to be some kind of victory. I was merely responding to that sentiment that it is the number one priority. I just believe that an end to retrogression and the hard country limits should be that. I think you guys are on the right line of thinking. I want to congratulate you on your excellent work. We all do sincerely appreciate your efforts.

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